So many books, too little time.
2019
Becoming – Michelle Obama
Drop everything and read this book! Michelle Obama’s bio reminded me of my own childhood and my process of “becoming” in America. I LOVED this book. It was written with such an honest candor and embracement about who she is and where she came from.
The Four: The Hidden DNA of Amazon, Facebook, Google, and Apple – Scott Galloway
(Recommended to me by a friend. The author writes primarily for a male audience interested in tech, and his examples veer on the edge of being misogynistic. As someone who works directly in the industry, it felt remiss that he forgot about 50% of the workforce in his narratives and analogies. I dislike his tone, but there are some interesting thoughts to be pulled about Facebook, Amazon, Google, and Apple).
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success – Carol Dweck
(Recommended to me by a former Director who I admire)
A River of Stars – Vanessa Hua
(Gifted to me by a dear friend)
Never Anyone But You – Rupert Thomson
(Gifted to me by a dear friend)
The Course of Love – Alain De Bottom
(Recommended to me by my college roommate who was on the course of understanding the makings of a successful romantic relationship. I couldn’t finish it, but I hope to pick it up later this year)
Racism without Racists – Eduardo Bonilla-Silva
(I read this in a Sociology class in college, but wanted to revisit the book again this year).
2018
The Immortalists – Chloe Benjamin
Re-Engineering Retail – Doug Stephens
Strengths Finder 2.0 – Gallup* (Recommend for understanding what your top 5 strengths are)
Purple Hibiscus – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Women in the Castle – Jessica Shattuck
Life 3.0 Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence – Max Tegmark
HBR: 10 Best Reads on Mental Toughness
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business – Charles Duhigg
The Wangs Vs. The World – Jade Chang
Year of Yes – Shonda Rhimes
Attached – Adam Levine and Rachel Heller
Why Him, Why Her? – Helen Fisher
What Money Can’t Buy – The Moral Limits of Markets – Michael J. Sandel
HBR: 10 Best Reads on Managing Yourself
How To Fight– Thich Nhat Hanh
2017
Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less – Greg McKeown
Whatever Happened to Interracial Love – Kathleen Collins
The Sympathizer – Viet Thanh Nguyen*
The Refugees – Viet Thanh Nguyen
Americanah – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie*
We Should All Be Feminists – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Sula – Toni Morrison
The Bluest Eye – Toni Morrison
How To Love – Thich Nhat Hanh
Men Explain Things to Me – Rebecca Solnit
Crazy Rich Asians – Kevin Kwan*
China Rich Girlfriend – Kevin Kwan
Rich People Problems – Kevin Kwan
The Alice Network – Kate Quinn
Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard – Chip Heath
How to Love – Thich Nhat Hanh*
Exit West – Mohsin Ahmed
Little Fires Everywhere – Celeste Ng*
*Personal Favorite